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   mekka okereke :verified: (mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 14-Oct-2023 02:05:44 JST mekka okereke :verified:

   9/11 was a terrorist attack that killed thousands of US citizens. But Iraqi children didn't commit 9/11. Using white phosphorus against kids is a war crime. Intentionally denying kids water is a war crime. Indefinitely locking up "enemy combatants" without charge is a human rights violation.

   👩🏼🇺🇲 "Terrorism is bad. I lost family members on 9/11. But I don't want my government committing war crimes on my behalf. We should not use WP on kids in Fallujah. We should restore food and water."

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     mekka okereke :verified: (mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 14-Oct-2023 02:05:42 JST mekka okereke :verified:

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     If you don't want to listen to Palestinian people complain about how cutting off water and bombing civilians in Gaza is group punishment, and a war crime...

     Then listen to any of the *millions* of Israeli Jews that are saying *exactly the same thing* right now.

     And I recommend reading Israeli news sources, or better, talking to Israeli people. US News framing of this issue is generally trash, and collapses nuance worse than social media.

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     mekka okereke :verified: (mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 14-Oct-2023 02:05:43 JST mekka okereke :verified:

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     If you can understand how a US citizen could separate Al Qaeda / ISIS, from Iraqi and Afghani adult civilians, from Iraqi and Afghani children...

     And you can understand how a US citizen might say "I want to be safe, but I think what Bush and Cheney are doing is awful, and I will vociferously oppose it..."

     Then you can understand how millions of Israelis are horrified by what their government is currently doing.

     Or more accurately, our governments (US and Israel).🤷🏿♂️

     Paul Cantrell repeated this.
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     Earthworm (earthworm@kolektiva.social)'s status on Saturday, 14-Oct-2023 02:18:30 JST Earthworm

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     @mekkaokereke

     There is hope.
     Here is a link to a video by a survivor of one of the massacres conducted by Hamas. Powerful speech.

     https://kolektiva.social/@earthworm/111226495563054866